Grace Nortey to be laid to rest Saturday at State House

The final funeral rites of Mrs Grace Naa Kwarley Nortey (née Sawyerr) will be held this weekend in Accra. She died aged 89.

A burial service will take place on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at the Forecourt of the State House, Accra, starting at 8:00 am. Mourners are asked to wear all white.

The funeral rites open on Friday, October 30, with a vigil night at the family residence in Haatso from 6:00 pm. Attire for the vigil is black and white.

On Sunday, November 1, a thanksgiving service will be held at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Osu, also at 8:00 am. Mourners are again asked to wear all white. Interment will be private.

Born in 1937, the late Mrs Nortey came from the Sawyerr family of Accra and Sierra Leone.

The funeral invitation is issued by the Head of Family, Prof. Akilagpa Sawyerr, together with Mrs Christine Omai Kwawukume and Mrs Justice Selassie Sawyerr-Williams. They are joined by the Sawyerr family, Nii Odoo V (Owooman Mante), the Faase-Owooman of Accra and Nii Akapeh III, Osu Mankralo Stool Asafoatse. The Rt. Rev’d Dr. Daniel S. M. Torto of the Anglican Diocese of Accra is also among them.

Her children are Mrs Vida Enchill, Ms Andriana Nortey, Mrs Barbara Tabi, Ms Sheila Nortey and Ms Rita Nortey.

The family has invited friends, loved ones and the public to join them in celebrating her life.